ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Nambu–Goto action

Okay, so imagine you are playing a game with your friends and you have to move your toy from one point to another. To move your toy, you need to follow some rules like how much distance you should move and in what direction you should move it. This is kinda like what happens in the real world with things like electricity and magnets or when you throw a ball.

Now, big people who study physics and math also have rules they follow to move stuff around. One of those important rules is called the "nambu-goto action". It helps them understand how long strings or flexible surfaces can move around.

Think of a rubber band or a piece of spaghetti. When you move them around, they kind of wiggle and bend in different ways. The nambu-goto action helps scientists understand how these things move by telling them how much area they can cover and how much they can wiggle and bend while keeping their shape.

The nambu-goto action is really important in understanding how different particles and strings move around in the cosmos. It helps us make sense of things like black holes and how they interact with the rest of the universe.